The Hub: Food security education in a changing climate

Awardees & Projects

We are honored to be supporting young people all over the world to take action around issues that they care deeply about. With the Global Youth Action Fund (GYAF), IB is proud to award micro-grants to support young people’s innovative ideas and projects addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We are happy to have announced and celebrated two cohorts of awardees from 2023 and 2024 representing over 400 youth from 60 countries. GYAF is an award open to any student or student group ages 12 through 19 who has a project or idea they believe will make an impact in their community. Each project must be aimed to support one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Techno-Drishti (An Aid for Visually Impaired)

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Techno-Drishti (An Aid for Visually Impaired)

Awardee Reduced inequality India
Our project, Techno Drishti, prioritizes providing a solution to the visually impaired.
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Teeth For Timor

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Teeth For Timor

Awardee Health and Well-being Australia
After going on Immersion to Timor Leste last year, I realised how serious the dental hygiene crisis really is. As Mercy Action captain at my school, I decided to initiate a project called Teeth4Timor.
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The 2nd Life Clothing Upcycling Project

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The 2nd Life Clothing Upcycling Project

Awardee Sustainable cities Malaysia
The "Second-Life Clothing Upcycling Project" is an ongoing student-led project with the main goal of promoting sustainable communities and empowering refugee women.
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The Biokeeper's Gardens

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The Biokeeper's Gardens

Awardee Life on land People's Republic of China
We love our school campus and we do well for space as an inner-city school, but we’ve noticed our school’s lack of biodiversity and nature.
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The Brikkho Project

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The Brikkho Project

Awardee Life on land Bangladesh
Our project wants to help improve farming in Bangladesh by using better planning, modern machines, smart irrigation methods, and new ideas. We want to solve the problems farmers are facing and help them learn the skills they need to deal with hard situations in irrigation.
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The Coffee Grounds and Gardening Initiative

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The Coffee Grounds and Gardening Initiative

Awardee Sustainable cities United States
We are Everything Starts Small, a youth-led nonprofit that runs the Coffee Grounds and Sustainability Project.
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The Dharia Initiative

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The Dharia Initiative

Awardee Education Indonesia
The Dharia Initiative is a dynamic, student-led project born from the initiatives of Pradita Dirgantara High School’s students.
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The Ethnosprouts Project

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The Ethnosprouts Project

Awardee Hunger Singapore
Singapore is considered a developed country with a high standard of living, and many would take food security for granted in this prosperous nation, especially with its renowned food culture and cheap meals.
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The Hub: Food security education in a changing climate

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The Hub: Food security education in a changing climate

Awardee Hunger Lesotho
Skills & Soup is programming by The Hub in Morija, Lesotho, that provides 100 children and adolescents with weekly nutritional meals, life skills, and after-school tuition.
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